Yuma County, AZ jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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14.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
16.5% the month before
101,479
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
207,685
people in Yuma County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,417
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Yuma County ranks
Where Yuma County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southwest−2.0 points · of 55
- #6Counties where unemployment fell the most−2.0 points · of 100
Yuma County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 0.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 9.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 14.5%, down 2.0 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+950 jobs), wholesale (+492 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,467 jobs), manufacturing (−542 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Yuma County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Yuma County layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
232
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Call Center Technologies | San Luis | 232 | — | State record | |
| Automated Harvesting, LLC. | Yuma | — | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Yuma County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Centennial Middle2 open roles
- Encompass Health2 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
- LMI2 open roles
- Yuma Regional Medical Center2 open roles
- Akima Systems Engineering1 open role
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Bureau of Reclamation1 open role
- City of San Luis, AZ1 open role
- CSAA Insurance Group1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Yuma County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Arizona? How to file for unemployment in Arizona (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
San Luis Resource Center
San Luis · Affiliate · 928-236-1230
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm (Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm) Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm(Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm)
Cocopah Indian Tribe - Cocopah Vocational Training Center
Somerton · Affiliate · 928-627-8026
8:00-5:00 Monday - Friday
Somerton Resource Center
Somerton · Affiliate · 928-550-6064
Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm & Friday 9:00am - 5:00 pm (Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm)
Arizona Department of Economic Security - Yuma
Yuma · Affiliate · 602-542-9935
Monday - Friday 8:00am -5:00pm
ARIZONA@WORK Yuma County
Yuma · Comprehensive
Mon - Thurs 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM & Fri 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Martin Luther King Jr Center
Yuma · Affiliate · 928-783-9347
Mon - Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Arizona’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Arizona unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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